Fowler, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
936
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
61
11.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.5%
15.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,048
4.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$143,900
1.84% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
391
15% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Fowler, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Fowler, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fowler, CO was $143,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.

Most people in Fowler, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fowler, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fowler, CO is home to a population of 936 people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.42% of Fowler, CO residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (786 people) in Fowler, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 White (Hispanic) and 31 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Fowler, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fowler, CO was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fowler, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    786 ± 153
  2. White (Hispanic)
    39 ± 26
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    31 ± 42
9.83%
Hispanic Population
92 people

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (786 people) in Fowler, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 White (Hispanic) and 31 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.83% of the people in Fowler, CO are hispanic (92 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fowler, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.42%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
32 people
2.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31 people

As of 2024, 3.42% of Fowler, CO residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fowler, CO was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    21 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    15 ± 18
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 18

Fowler, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fowler, CO employs 391 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fowler, CO were Transportation & Warehousing (76 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and Construction (52 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($192,768), Manufacturing ($85,781), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,750).

Employment

Occupations

391
2024 Value
± 120
−15%
1 Year decline
± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fowler, CO declined at a rate of −15%, from 460 employees to 391 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fowler, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (104 people), Management Occupations (46 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (40 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fowler, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

391
2024 Value
± 120
−15%
1 Year decline
± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fowler, CO declined at a rate of −15%, from 460 employees to 391 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fowler, CO, are Transportation & Warehousing (76 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and Construction (52 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fowler, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fowler, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,458
Median earning men ± $35,744
$44,375
Median earning women ± $8,284

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($86,016), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,349).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($192,589), Public Administration ($67,679), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,516).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Fowler, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fowler, CO was $143,900 in 2024, which is 0.433 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $141,300 to $143,900, a 1.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Fowler, CO is 70.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fowler, CO have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fowler, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$143,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,240
$382
Median Property Taxes
±$117

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fowler, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fowler, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.7%
Homeownership
2024
72.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.7% of the housing units in Fowler, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,048
Median Household Income
± $21,859
540
Number of Households
± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 540 households in Fowler, CO grew to $44,048 from the previous year's value of $42,083.

The following chart displays the households in Fowler, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fowler, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.2%)
  2. Walked (12.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.7%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Fowler, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (8.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fowler, CO have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Fowler, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fowler, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fowler, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fowler, CO (166 out of 898 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fowler, CO is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.9% of the population of Fowler, CO has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 23.1% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 3.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.3% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 43.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.13%
Uninsured
35.4%
Employer Coverage
18.3%
Medicaid
23.1%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
3.56%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fowler, CO grew by 1.89% from 8.96% to 9.13%.

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